The Faculty and staff are committed to the development of students. The faculty provides an excellent balance of skills and expertise to cover a broad range learning experiences for our students. Each faculty member brings a unique contribution to the theory and practice of the occupational therapy curriculum.
Mailing Address
450 30th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Department Chair
Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6511 ext. 4780
khayner@samuelmerritt.edu
Administrative Staff
Drew Ward
Administrative Assistant
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.8925
dward@samuelmerritt.edu
Donna Breger Stanton, MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Level II
Associate Professor
450 30th Street, 4th floor
Oakland, CA 94609
510.869.6743
Faculty
Fred Feuchter, PhD
ffeuchter@samuelmerritt.edu
Professor
Ginny Gibson, MS, OTR/l, CHT
ggibson@samuelmerritt.edu
Assistant Professor
Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, Dip COT, OTR/L, FAOTA
ggiles@samuelmerritt.edu
Professor
Associate Professor
Kristie Lavelle
klavelle@samuelmerritt.edu
MOT, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor
Barb Puder, Ph.D.
bpuder@samuelmerritt.edu
Assistant Professor
Chi Kwan Shea, PhD, OTR/L
cshea@samuelmerritt.edu
Assistant Professor
Ernest Baumgarten, Ph.D.
ebaumgarten@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Carton-Wade, MOT, OTR/L
jcarton-wade@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Nancy Chee, OTR/L, CHT
nchee@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Marcia Goodman-Lavey, JD, OTR/L
mgoodman-lavey@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cheryl Hanley, OTR/L
chanley@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Gregory Jarasitis, OTR/L, MOT
gjarasitis@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Robyn Wu, OTR/L, OTD, BCP
rwu@samuelmerritt.edu
Adjunct Instructor
| Blanchard - Lee, Vanessa - OTR/L, SROT(UK), PGCHEd(M,UK)
Assistant Professor |
| Breger Stanton, Donna - MA, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Associate Professor |
| Chee, Nancy - OTR/L, CHT
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Ching, Elizabeth - M.Ed., OTR/L
Assistant Professor |
| Gibson, Ginny - MS, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor |
| Giles, Gordon - PhD. OTR/L., FAOTA
Professor |
| Lavelle, Kristie - MOT, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor |
| Shea, Chi-Kwan - PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor |
| Wu, Robyn - OTD, OTR/L, BCP
Adjunct Assistant Professor |